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2020 147 - 148 NEOLITHIC FIRE STONES
Stones shaped and designed to be used for igniting kindling to start a fire. From the Phùng Nguyên period of Vietnamese history or earlier.
2020 143 - 144 - 145 NEOLITHIC ADZE BLADES
Three adze blades; hardstone with a variegated surface texture from 4,500 years underground. From the Phùng Nguyên period of Vietnamese history.
2020 142 - 146 NEOLITHIC SHOULDERED-ADZE BLADES
Two neolithic shouldered-adze blades; hardstone with a variegated surface texture from 4,000 years underground. From the Phùng Nguyên period of Vietnamese history.
2020 139 BRONZE HALBERD BLADE
Halberd blade, made from bronze, with blue-green patina buried in wet soil; from the early Đông Sơn period of Vietnamese history.
2020 138 BRONZE HALBERD BLADE
Halberd blade, made from bronze, with black-green patina buried in dry soil; from the early Hán-Việt period of Vietnamese history.
2020 137 BRONZE BELL
Bell with original clapper intact; made from bronze with open lower seams on both sides, a characteristic of small bells of the Đông Sơn period of Vietnamese history.
2020 135 - 136 BRONZE RITUAL SPOONS
Ritual spoons used for offering and burning incense or other ritual materials; made from cast bronze, from the Đông Sơn period of Vietnamese history.
2020 119 - 131 A COLLECTION OF 13 BRONZE BLADES
A collection of Bronze Age tool blades. Axes and adzes in a variety of shapes, and with a variety of natural patinas: blue-green (from wet soil), black-green (from dry soil), and yellow-bronze caused by wear from gravel on the river bottom.
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2020 116 - 117 - 118 BRONZE SPEARHEADS
Spearhead made from bronze, blue-green surface colouration from burial for 2000 years in moist soil; yellow surface colouration and mottled texture caused by wear from gravel on the river bottom; green-black surface colouration from burial in dry…
2020 115 BRONZE SITULA
Ritual pail for rice wine; made from bronze, finely cast, from the Đông Sơn period of Vietnamese history.
2020 113 CERAMIC BOWL
A deep ceramic bowl with an ivory glaze; thin-walled, sloped with a slightly flared rim; probably for alms-giving for buddhist monks and nuns.
2020 110 CERAMIC BOWL
Ceramic bowl decorated with abstract natural images on the outer surface, finished in a blue-and-white glaze technique.From a wealthy family of the Kinh (Việt) people
2020 109 CERAMIC BOWL
Ceramic bowl decorated with dabbed on minimalist linear designs, with an unglazed stacking ring; finished in a blue-and-white glaze technique.From a wealthy family of the Kinh (Việt) people.
2020 107 - 108 - 111 CERAMIC BOWLS
Ceramic bowls decorated with a simplistic & abbreviated floral design on the exterior (107), with fluid swirling, floral patterns & Chinese characters on the outside surface (108) and with minimal circumferential rings in the well (111). All have…
2020 106 - 112 CERAMIC PLATE & BOWL
Shallow ceramic plate & bowl from the dynastic period of Vietnamese history; olive-green glaze, applied by dip method.
2020 105 CERAMIC PLATE
Ceramic plate which is a good example of the blue-and-white glazing technique on ware made for the domestic market; simple abstract floral pattern design, illustrating the difference between Việt Nam ceramics and the more formal designs on Chinese…
2020 103 CERAMIC PLATE
A ceramic plate created by the traditional blue-and-white glaze; in a classic fish design, with minimalist plant designs and a thin encircling band.
2020 102 CERAMIC PLATE
A ceramic shallow plate with blue-and-white glazing technique, a phoenix in flight design in well, done in a surreal style, surrounded by concentric rings.
2020 100 CERAMIC PLATE
A deep ceramic plate with grey-green celadon glaze; elegant, complex, impressed three-tier design of a chrysanthemum flowers, vegetal pattern, radial lines; spur marks in the well; a mark of dip-glazing around the base.
2020 098 TERRACOTTA JAR
An unglazed jar with a tapering body, gently curved shoulders and circumferential band design; naturally variegated surface colour of unglazed earthenware.
2020 097 TERRACOTTA JAR
Unglazed jar with a sharply defined high shoulder, with a decorative shoulder band enhanced with raised double-meander design; a straight vertical neck with a slightly flared lip; naturally variegated surface colour of unglazed earthenware.
2020 095.1-2 AGATE BEADS
Hand-made agate beads found by farmers during the course of their agricultural work.
2020 094.1-5 NEOLITHIC C-FORM STONE EARRINGS
Earrings made from Jade or a similar stone, from the Phùng Nguyên culture of Vietnamese history.
2020 069 KNIFE FOR BETEL
Multipurpose tool for the preparation of various components of betel chew (cutting the areca nut, spreading the lime paste, and perforating the body of the betel leaf to allow insertion of the stem as a self-closure); made from iron, partially…
2020 065 BRONZE SPITTOON
A spittoon for betel chew, made of bronze, with incised decorative lines.
2020 028 SILVER CHOPSTICKS
Silver chopsticks and ribbed, bronze case with parallel flanking 'tunnels' for a lanyard to facilitate carrying and storage.